Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 25, 1914, Page 1

LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State GLUME I R — LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1914, If MGG [P WHTE HOUSE | s TONORROW (By Assoc ¢OND TIME SINCE HE STEPPED OUT ted Press) o -The Irish home Il passed its thirq reading in the House of Commons today by a majority of seventy-eight, Prem Asquith London, May rule Premier announced that the Ulster counties voted on the provision ex- \;llxdir1g them from the bill provisions for six year period from the first meeting of the Irish parliment. The it il Take Aggressive Steps at Once Lining Up Party; Don't Agree With Wilson House was greatly excited from the roll call. The Party championg were cheered by partisans on entering the hall. By Associated Press.) washington, May —Theodore bosevelt for the first time since 10 will visit the White House to- brrow as President Wilson's guest. ic is his second White House visit “r‘ Taft was elected. —_— RESOLUTION OF THANKS On behalf of the officers anq those who attended the Polk county Sun- day school conmvention, the music committee wishes tg express thanks —_— to all who so cheerfully assist E y assisted (By Assomated Pross) vith th : ¥ i ¢ with the music, for to that the suc- wster Bay, May 25.—Colonel | ... .- V8 3 # ; cess of the convention was largely osevelt’s Washington visit tomor- | ;. ) He will hold a the progressive w is significant. with To the soloists, the ladies of the f-‘l‘vlwt'- 4 | Methodist choir and to the organ- mbers of Congress and plan his |y Gill and Mrs. Fred Eaton, | campaign. Since returning home | R lonel Roosevelt, urged by parti- e, s will take issue with Wilson's he T e icics without delay. He has ux-1 e il { opposition to the canal tolls iption and proposal to pay Co- pia twenty-five million dollars. is expected he will make his heav- t attack on Wilson’s foreign pol- and Underwood’s tariff law. Committec Miss Mary Jackson has returned home from has been past term Washington, whece she attending college for the Her friends are delighted T AGAINST NAVAL to have her back at home. STORES OFFICERS CALLED MR e ST e Mr. William Emmerson is at home (By Associated Press.) for avannah, May 25.—The case pinst the four officers of the sus- hdeg American Naval Stores Com- v will be called in the United the summer having Stetson University attended thep ast term. The Guild of St. Agnes will meet at the residence of Mrs. 0. M. Ka tes district court this afternoon. |¢on a1 4 otclock. As the Guild only violation of the Sherman ;\11'1-51“4.15 one meet weh month, it is st act is charged. requested that hers pres i e ¥ MPA HAS $50,000 FIRE; FOUR INJURED GEN. COX ENTHUSIASTIC OVER REUNION AT JAX By Associated Press.) Pampa, May 25.—The falling nf& ornice dislodged by an explosion A. Cook to Margaret J. Morse. \ a Highlands Co. to Geo. W. la Highlands Co. to James K. xeept s M. Buxton to George W.| = Three Huer W, Oliver to Valley Farms pany )enham to Mrs. Ermina M 0. Denham to Mrs. Ermina M Tandy to Geo. W. Baker laylor to W. H. Swan. | 0. Dixon to Frank A. Dixon rneau to Stone & Mann May 23, 1914. Bunch to John F Mer- | ndy to H. P. Br} ardner to M. M L Whittier to Elizabetl Wilson to J. C. Dur IcRae to Mrs d to Nina Mizell toJ ester M Love to J r to Wm. n to John C e to John C. B to Annie E. Lawson to Ch the 2ra il t mornin e fire at the Lunione Ttal- S e i o Club house this morning badly 0 5 s T ired three firemen and one citi- ville he oke in glowing terms: 1 The building was destroyed. A ”“’ i G R p lose is fifty thousand dollars I wag treateq better or where the ! crowds fared better than in Jack- REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS T s ot iven roper attention, it s because they risheq by the Security Abstract ‘f;;:{.“nl.nl w‘ ‘s information bu & Title Company.) b et di- i {re: 1 da M. Smith to William Miles i gladly given all dir yns and infor M. Langford to C. M. Hart. [ .a¢ion necessar General Cox is corge S. Smith to Theodore | ikine to get a harmonio 0 pstolon ;m the Veter f the State wheén fanila Investment Co. to J. W. [ipay meet Y pol and the wear gre lorida Development Co. to Alfred 1 rv attention 1 th 18 gstrom ., here a ! listin rthur Keat to E. K. Farmer 1 1 t ‘m. B. Smith to Florida Devel pent Co | (By Ass osephine 8. Hitchcock to Alice Rome, May on : sistory SEAER TRIIN 10 SECUAE A IEW TR IS PERSONALLY PREPARING THE PRELIMINARIES 5 GAY 0 TODAY Begins Third Fight for His Life; Case May Be Again Argued Before October Uttered It Was Met With Hisses (By Associated Press.) From 'Gettes New York, May 25.—Charles Becker, convicted of instigating the murder of Rosenthal, is personally preparing preliminaries in an effort to secure a new trial before sentence is passed next Friday. He expects to have appeal groundwork advanced for his attorneys to begin the third trial in his fight for life. He hopes the case will be ready for argument before October. (By Associated Press.) o= 25.- London, May “shoot the Kking" gettes was held this afternoon. ing. longeq his: ENGLAND NOT T0' 500D WORK 0 " BOMRD OF TADE | b g | The Board of Trade is wide-awake sociated Press.) 25-The cabinet an- 25 (By As London, N angd doing some things and making plans for the doing of other things. The latest piece of good work is the bringing to Lakeland of Mr. W. S. Humphreys, recently of Moultrie, (Ga. Mr. Mumphreys has been in the wholesale grocery business in Moul- trie for several years and the Board stucceeded in getting him to realize day that England had finally decided not to participate in the Panama- Pacific exposition. BODIES SHOULD RECEIVE ATTENTION AS WELL AS MEN'S SOULS ‘E(hu splendig opportunity Lakelang i e = affords at this time for the develop- (By Associated Press.) jment of a , strictly wholesale Kansas City, May 25 “For years usiness. He has associated him-{the churches have labored with solf with Mr. Mayes and the busi-;men's souls forgetting they had -“ s will be carried on under the ' was the statement made by [name of the Maves Grocery Co. Mr, |retiring Moderator Rev. J. 8. | Mayes acti ag president and Mr. |Lyons of Louisville before the gen- Jhries as secretary and treas- |eral ssembly of the Southern Pres- A complete line of groceries | byterian church here this morning. SHODT THE KING | MILITANTS WILD DEMONSTRATION IN HALL Every Time King George's Name Was -Shouts of filled a hall in which a meeting of militant suffra- ov- ery mention of King George's name was greeted with derision and pro- BE AT EXPOSITION nounced in the House of Commons to- No. 160 C. G. MEMMINGER BUILDS -§75,000 HOME IN ASHEVILLE, . C. The many Lakeland friends of Mr. ang Mrs. C. ville, N. C., taken from the Ashe- ville C(itizen. Mr. Memminger has closeq his Lakeland home for the scription of which follows: Work which hay peen under way for the past year on the handsome new home of C. G. Memminger in Victoria, is rapidly nearing comple- tion and it is expected that it will ibe ready for oceupancy within the next ten days. The structure repre- sents an expenditure of approximate- ly $75,000 and is the most costly private residence in the city of Asheville, it is said. The home is situated on the prop- erty just south of the holdings of St ienevieve's college and a transfor- mation has been workeq on the prop erty, which a year ago was a wood- ed tract of irregular conteur and barren hills. Today the city's hand- somest private home is surrounded by a terraced lawn of beauty and concrete walks and drives run through the lawn. A street of forty feet in width is bemg macadamized in front of the building and a rock retaining wall surrounds the entire five and sexen-eighths acres of land. The street is twenty-six feet below the level of the house and the en- trance to the residence ig approached by two flights of concrete stairways. A concrete walkway leads to the building from Oakland roag while the porte-cochere on the north side of the building is reached by broad concrete driveway. Stone Wall, A handsome stone wall surrounds the building, level terr: lying between the house and the wall. The wall is o} solid stone masonry while the house is built old English The outside w o according to the of of rough tex Penn- style architecture, and feed stuffs wily ve carried and [ The speaker stated that the church sylvania brick, Jaiq in open joints, the trade of the surrounding tow s have rediscovered human nature, ., . i ‘present a handsome ap- [built up on new and progressive and will include the bodies in their pearance, while all of the metal lines. A visit to the establishment ;work hereafter Hig remarks Were | e ig of solid copper. Indiana on Saturday found them busy load- made prefacing the report of the |y gione i used in the trimmings ing a car of fine tomatoes. ijnin! committee of Presbyterian {y 4.4 glass windows add to the A strone effort is being made to bodies of the United States who were beauty of the building, the upper land & factory and partics who have |to be appointed to prepare the Chris- | s heing leaded while the lower | been interested in a street car en- tian faith service declaration. ones are constructed of thin plate terprise are expected here again glags. The entrance to the building SENATOR BRADLEY'S learly next month to go over the eround with a view of settling on| FUNERAL OCCURS TOMORROW |some definite plan of operation. | AR ‘ What the Board needs more par- (By Associateq Press.) May 25 mentg were completeq today for the ticularly now is the active moral cos Washington, Arrange loperation of the merchants in build- is throngh an open vestibule of Sal- isbury granite, tile anq marble, the front door leading into a broad hall which is constructeq of North Caro ma- lina quartered oak. This same ling up the business of the town, in [burial of the late Senator W. O. |, oy which are visible from all eping our money at home as far as Bradley, of Kentucky, at Frankfort parts of the building, is used and to develop business in tomorrow afternoon. Among ”“"tln'mn:h:nn the strucbure An. the con the surrounding towns now purc honorary pall bearers, former Presi- struction of the floors. To the left | g where. An active campaign {dent Taft, former Vice President of the entrance is the library while lon the part of our merchants, sim-|Fairbanks anq Governor McCreary of the drawing room is on the right. lilar to that now being practiced in Kentucky were prominent men. | Tampa will certainly result in bring- ling much good business to Lakeland {awake real estate men will do well hich is now going elsewhere. There are still many pects coming in and making inquiry for lands and our active and wide- }flnra the opportunity. these to settle among us. Co-opera- Now is the time 200q pros- tion is the word e —— |to take special pains to get some of Facing the entrance is a broad stair- way approached beneath giant arch- es and on the landing of the stairway a handsome art glass window, made by Tiffany and com pany, of New York, blending the colors of the rainbow, The window first is I - e e p—————————————————————————————————————————— 1a Members of the Mexican Mediation Conference The three members of the Mexi peace conference appointed by Gen- eral Huerta of Mexico enjoyed them- selves in Washington and New Rork for several days before'they went on to the meeting place 1 the Clifton | hotel, Niagara Falls, Canada. Both in Washingtén and re extremely careful while they n New York were They woulg not even receive news-|chandeliers and wall lights light the f paper men, fearing they would let|yarious rooms and the bath rooms something slip as to th power ur}M, constructed of tile. Solid porce- intentions . lain fixtures are used exclusiv These Aeiezates are now at the bath rooms with n wgara Fall participating in e |mings Nickle piping n G mediation proceedings {bronze which doesn’t have |scheme of white is finished i nd |ivory. MEXICAN DELEGATION v Third Floor GET AMERICAN VIEWS The third floor is ¢ A - — lar hall wt an he S A G. Memminger will be interested in the following descrip- tion of their $75,000 home in Ashe- summer, and with his family is at Grove Park Tnn, in Asheville, until their new home is completed, a de- {while the mante] is of the terial, from the memmoth mountain | ROVAL EDWARD HITS IGE BERG _ OFF CAPE AACE & - SHIP BOUND FROM MONTREAL TO ENGLAND N No Material Damage Done Owing to the Ship's Slow | Speed (isy Assoclated Press.) London, May 25.-—The steamship Royal Edward, Montreal to Avon- mouth, was reported by wireless to- day to have struck an iceberg head on off Kast (Cape Race in a dense fog. The “dead slow’ speed prevent- ed material damage MEXICAN SITUATION IS REPORTED AS QUIET (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 25.—The Mexi- can situation has been quiet for the last twenty-four hours, officials devoting their attention to the me- diation conference at Niagara Falls. Officials believe that the prelimin- aries will be short and that some- Ithing definite will be known of ex- changeg between mediators and dele- gates soon. Villa has retired from Saltillo to Torreon, the latter city being a better base for his proposed movement south. alone cost $500 in New York city. The library is trimmed in Flor- ida curly pine with cedar panels. The material is finisheq in its nat- ural color and the ceiling is of plas- ter molds. The open fire place is trimmed Alabama white marble same ma- terial used in the trimmings, being capped with an immense French bev- cled mirror. Ivory and is the color scheme followeq out in the drawing room the ceiling is of plaster cornice molds with ro- lsottes set The wallg are pan- Solid ivory and cut chandeliers are in both rooms with numerous wall lights, Dining Room. The dining room adjoing the drawing room, being separated from it by sliding doors which make pos- 4 {sible the throwing of the rooms to- gether. Curly pine and cedar molds i used in the dining room, bheing " iHl sheq in panels of laminateq con- The den, on the north in gold while in. elled to the ceiling zlass Y | struction gide of the building ang separated 1 from the lihrary by a wide hall, is [ finished dull with heam ceiling Near the den and facing on the hall is the coat room and lavatory. The kitchen is separateq from the dining the butler's pantry while it looks out on a broad poreh, |latticeq and with copper. All modern conveniences are provid- ed in the kitchen including sinks of 7 room by sereened enamel to the floor landing, l2ading The stairway secoad at the [to a large hall on the second Rocr, | divides first fourteen by forty-six feet in size. “ v | Fach bedroom on this floor opens on I {the hall which is constructed of » panel walinscoting and beam ceiling ! J Oak doorg of one panel are useq in \ . the bedrooms and each of these is i d finished im pure white enamei with i, ’ one exception. Private baths con- s/ nect with each of the bed rooms and provided, togeth- nd closeis | dressing rooms are |er with large wardrobe shona 18 {1 1 in each room and phone is 1 1 and t other point a 1er p